Surf Forecasts:
Broad Cove surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, SSW swell with 608 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broad Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broad Cove in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking at Broad Cove over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the surf forecast is pretty grim for the first half of this period. We’ve got a long quiet stretch from now, Saturday the 6th, all the way through the following Sunday, the 13th, where the waves are just too small or messy to bother. There’s a weak pulse of energy on the 6th with 4ft easterly swell at 10 seconds, but the 19 mph offshore wind is going to rip that tiny swell apart, leaving it bumpy and unrideable. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a full 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a real anomaly, feels like a bath.
Things finally start to look up on Friday the 11th. The morning session is the one to aim for. We’ll see a 4ft swell coming from the SSW, with a period of 8 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind from the WNW blowing clean. The combined energy pushes to 215 (moderate), and the forecast is calling for good conditions. It’s not a monster, but it’ll be clean and rideable. The afternoon on Friday also holds some promise with 5ft SSW swell, but the wind swings more cross-off, and the energy jumps to 435 (strong), so it might get a little lumpy. That morning window is the best on offer in the whole outlook.
The following Saturday morning, the 12th, drops right back to knee-high junk, and the rest of the 16 days just fades into a pattern of small, underpowered, and often cross-shore or onshore wind slop. There’s a brief flicker on the 18th with a fresh offshore breeze, but the swell is only 3ft and coming from the SE, so it’s not going to do much. Broad Cove is a point break that’s exposed to the south, so we really need a consistent southerly pulse to get it going, and that’s just not happening in this window.
Bottom line: don’t even bother looking at the water until the morning of Friday the 11th. That’s your one shot for a clean, fun session. After that, it’s back to waiting for the next proper swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 164 | 101 | 69 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 103 | 255 | 357 | 197 | 264 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.60m | 5:43AM1.41m | 5:55PM1.65m | 6:45AM1.51m | 6:56PM1.70m | 7:37AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.75m | 8:24AM1.71m | 8:38PM1.77m | 9:07AM1.77m | 9:24PM1.75m | 9:47AM1.80m | 10:07PM1.71m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:38AM0.44m | 00:28AM0.21m | 12:43PM0.36m | 1:22AM0.14m | 1:39PM0.27m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:29PM0.19m | 2:53AM0.07m | 3:16PM0.14m | 3:34AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 257 | 164 | 101 | 69 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 197 | 121 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 7 | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | NW 3 | SSW 8 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 | 103 | 255 | 357 | 2 | 264 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 106 | 1306 | 1306 | 338 | 422 | 1009 | 907 | 428 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 99 | 3019 | 0 |
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